Proskuryakov Surname

86,962nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Proskuryakov Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the word proskura, prosphora or prosvira, a kind of bread prepared for sanctuary holidays in old Russia, similar to Easter cake. The name of this cake comes from the name of a special grass, which was used in its' dough.

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Proskuryakov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5,0031:28,8073,987
Kazakhstan3451:51,2546,537
Belarus831:114,47116,895
Uzbekistan491:631,20713,568
Kyrgyzstan221:271,48424,701
Azerbaijan101:964,91214,691
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Proskuryakov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the word proskura, prosphora or prosvira, a kind of bread prepared for sanctuary holidays in old Russia, similar to Easter cake. The name of this cake comes from the name of a special grass, which was used in its' dough. Proskurin, Proskuryakov for men and Proskurina, Proskuryakova for women, meaning 'one who bakes this altar cakes'.

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Proskuryakov Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Proskuryakov Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Proskuryakov (Russian: Проскуряков) is found most frequently in Russia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Proskuryakov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 86,962nd most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,316,154 people. The last name Proskuryakov occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Proskuryakov reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 60 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 5,003 people, or 1 in 28,807. In Russia it is mostly found in: Voronezh Oblast, where 9 percent reside, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 7 percent reside and Moscow, where 5 percent reside. Not including Russia it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 6 percent reside and Belarus, where 1 percent reside.

Proskuryakov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (93%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (89%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Proskuryakov are 10.31% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 57.08% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Proskuryakov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Proskuryakov in the Russian language
Проскуряковproskurakov-

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